Communication Dimensions in the Concept of Sufi and the Perfect Human An Analytical Interpretive Approach

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Abstract: Among the terms which describes the Sufi individual in Islamic Sufism, the term "Perfect Human". It is one of the most significant concepts theorized and expressed about the essence of Sufism produced by Sufi mysticism. This term has been studied from various perspectives, including mystical (Sufi) and rational (legal), and across different scientific fields. This article attempts to approach it from a semantic and semiotic angle to understand its communicative dimensions. The study relies on the idea that the Sufi experience is an ascending spiritual communicative experience aimed at reaching God. In this vein, the researcher divided this study into an introduction that outlines the trajectory of the term "the Perfect Human" in Islamic Sufism, the purpose of the study, and its methodology approach utilized to conduct the study. Besides, she provided Sufi definitions of the terms Sufism, Sufi, and the Perfect Humanan, interpreting their communicative dimensions through a semantic reading of these terms. Finally, the conclusion includes the results of this study, revealing the characteristics of the spiritual communication of the Perfect Human in Islamic Sufism. Keywords: Sufism, Sufi, the Perfect Human, dimensions of communication